For the 2020 fiscal year, the Managing Board of SMT Scharf AG anticipates consolidated revenue in a range between EUR 72 million and EUR 75 million, and EBIT in a range between EUR 5.5 million and EUR 6.0 million. The Managing Board made this Group forecast on the basis of the information available on the date the report was published in March 2020, at which time no specific economic impact on SMT Scharf's figures from the coronavirus pandemic could be quantified. At the same time, the Managing Board believes that increasing signs are emerging that the spread of the coronavirus could have a significantly negative impact on economic growth in SMT Scharf's target markets as a whole, and on the company's own business activities during the remainder of 2020.